Court Jargon Simplified
admin March 1st, 2010
After reading an article about a murder case that was taken from the Florida court to the Florida Supreme Court, and then back to the Florida Court, I thought about how confusing the article must be for a person who lacks a basic legal background.
 Footnotes or cliff notes would really come in handy for those who do not work in the legal field. Nowadays, Wikipedia is just a Google click away, but who has time for such rhetoric. Nevertheless, there are those who read our blogs..I will make this short and sweet.  Â
 We have a three-tiered Court System:
 District Court or Trial Court- a Judgment is reached. If you find error in the judgment reached in district or trial court, you can appeal to the Appellate Court.
 Appellate Court or Court of Appeals: Is made up of a panel of three judges who hear arguments on both sides.
 The Appellate Court has three options:Â
- Change the judgment
- Remand send the case back to the lower court to change the judgment
- Send the case back to the lower court to keep the same judgment
 Supreme Court- All 50 states have their version of the Appeal to the Supreme Court.
 The Nevada Supreme Court is comprised of seven justices. There is no court higher than the Supreme Court- their decision is final.